Fohnetiklee Speeking

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I was thinking about this the other day... how do you say certain words???

I say Grandpa - Grampa. Same with Grandma.

I say warm- W-ARM. My friend tells me it's wo-arm.
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Toma-toe, Tomato?

[Moose]

Hm, I don't really notice these things until my friends start making fun of me for it. lol

Apparently I say:

--Italian like "eye-tal-ian" instead of "i-tal-ian"
--Wendy's [the restaurant] like "win-dees" instead of "when-dees"
--Coke like "c-oh-k" instead of "c-oak"

I don't know.....the list could go on for awhile, I guess that's what I get for growing up in Tennessee as a child.....now I have a slight southern accent........apparently. lol

[Twisterdog]

Italian like "eye-tal-ian" instead of "i-tal-ian"

LOL ... my dad says that, too.


He also says "A-rab" with a long A sound instead of "Ar-ab" with a short A sound.

He grew up in Texas, maybe it's a southern thing.


He and my mom also say "warsh" instead of "wash" ... like WaRshington DC and warsh the dishes. That one makes my eyes water, let me tell you.

I don't really know if I say anything like that, I guess you'd have to ask my friends. LOL

[Cookiebaker]

Originally posted by Twisterdog
He and my mom also say "warsh" instead of "wash" ... like WaRshington DC and warsh the dishes. That one makes my eyes water, let me tell you.

Same with my Dad!! I think I was around 12 when I realized that he said it incorrectly.

[GoldenRetrLuver]

I'm not really sure about me....LOL
But my dad pronounces Panda like Pawn-da. Not Pan-da.

[lovemyshiba]

My uncle says warsh too--he also calls Wal-Mart walmarc!!!!!!!

A few people I work with say keller, for color--weird!!!

[CamCamPup33]

My mom says Mo-cycle instead of Mo-ter-cycle!

[Kfamr]

Apparently, I say "Fur" when I say "For".


My Memaw sais "Wal-Mark" and "K-Mark".

[primabella]

I say sang-which instead of sandwhich

And I can never say "couch" without sounding stupid

[Kfamr]

Am I the only one pronouncing these words out loud that people post to see how I pronounce them?

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Am I the only one pronouncing these words out loud that people post to see how I pronounce them?

No, I'm doing it too!

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Apparently, I say "Fur" when I say "For".

Yeah I think everyone lets fur slip out when they mean for. I do. lol

I also say SAN-witch for sandwich.

I get picked on a lot for this one.

I apparently say MELk instead of milk with a short i.

[lovemyshiba]

Originally posted by ILoveMyAbbyGirl



I apparently say MELk instead of milk with a short i.

I do too!!!

[mahayana]

Had a Minister from Vermont once who led the Lord's Prayer-

"Are Farther who art in Heaven..."

America has 12 main regional dialects, and of course Webster was a Yankee, so you can't even check the dictionary!

Move anywhere else, and you'll start getting "you aren't from around here, are you?" Hah!

[Twisterdog]

America has 12 main regional dialects

Interesting. I wasn't aware of that. What/where are they?